Bruno Sutkus

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Bruno Sutkus
Photo taken in autumn of 1944 in the Carpathian Mountains
Born	(1924-05-14)14 May 1924 Tannenwalde, East Prussia
Died	29 August 2003(2003-08-29) (aged 79)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1943–May 8, 1945
Rank	Obergefreiter
Unit	68th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Iron Cross 2nd & 1st class Infantry Assault Badge Wound Badge (silver) Sniper's Badge (gold)

Bruno Sutkus (Lithuanian: Bronius Sutkus, 14 May 1924 – 29 August 2003) was a Lithuanian-German sniper in the 68th Infantry Division of the German Army, on the Eastern Front of World War II, and was credited with 209 kills.^[1] Every kill was recorded in an individual "sniper's book" and had to be confirmed by at least one observer and authenticated by the battalion commander. Facsimile copies of various diary pages are reproduced in Sutkus' memoir. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Sutkus held lectures for Lithuanian soldiers and presented his wartime records to Lithuanian officers.